Russia Pauses Bombing of Kyiv Amid Extreme Cold Following Trump's Request
Kyiv, Ukraine – Russian forces agreed to temporarily halt bombing campaigns targeting Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities due to record-setting cold temperatures, according to U.S. President Donald Trump. The announcement, made on Thursday during a Cabinet meeting, came as hundreds of residential buildings in Kyiv remained without heating after repeated Russian attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure during the peak of winter, Euronews reported.
"I personally asked President Putin not to fire on Kiyv and the cities and towns for a week during this. It's extraordinary. It's not just like cold. It's extraordinarily cold, record-setting cold," Trump said, according to Euronews. The pause aims to provide respite to civilians struggling with freezing conditions amid the ongoing conflict.
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